NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And he said'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) The LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. will roar sha'ag (shaw-ag') to rumble or moan -- mightily, roar. from Zion Tsiyown (tsee-yone') Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem -- Zion. and utter nathan (naw-than') to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) his voice qowl (kole) from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound from Jerusalem Yruwshalaim (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im) founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem. and the habitations na'ah (naw-aw') a home; figuratively, a pasture -- habitation, house, pasture, pleasant place. of the shepherds ra`ah (raw-aw') to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend) shall mourn 'abal (aw-bal') to bewail -- lament, mourn. and the top ro'sh (roshe) the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) of Carmel Karmel (kar-mel') Karmel, the name of a hill and of a town in Palestine -- Carmel, fruitful (plentiful) field, (place). shall wither yabesh (yaw-bashe') to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage) Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible He said, "The LORD roars from Zion And from Jerusalem He utters His voice; And the shepherds' pasture grounds mourn, And the summit of Carmel dries up." King James Bible And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither. Holman Christian Standard Bible He said: The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers. International Standard Version He said, "From Zion the LORD roars, and from Jerusalem he shouts aloud. The shepherds' pastures will languish, and Carmel's summit will wither." NET Bible Amos said: "The LORD comes roaring out of Zion; from Jerusalem he comes bellowing! The shepherds' pastures wilt; the summit of Carmel withers." GOD'S WORD® Translation He said: The LORD roars from Zion, and his voice thunders from Jerusalem. The pastures of the shepherds are turning brown, and the top of [Mount] Carmel is dried up. King James 2000 Bible And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither. Links Amos 1:2Amos 1:2 NIV Amos 1:2 NLT Amos 1:2 ESV Amos 1:2 NASB Amos 1:2 KJV |
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